PowerShell - Create SharePoint 2010 Content Type with Site columns

PowerShell - Create SharePoint 2010 Content Type with Site columns

#*===========================================================================

#* Purpose: To create new Content Type with its corresponding fields.

#*

#*===========================================================================

$url = Read-Host "Enter Site URL?"

Write-Host "Processing.... " -ForegroundColor Yellow

#This fucntion is used to create Site Columns with any field type listed within it.

Function Set-CustomField

{

      param([string] $FieldName,[string] $FieldType,$web,$contentType,$choices)    

     

      switch ($FieldType)

    {

        "Text" {$web.fields.add($FieldName, ([Type]“Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldType”)::Text, $false)}

        "Choice" {$web.fields.add($FieldName, ([Type]“Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldType”)::Choice, $false, $false, $choices)}

        default {$web.fields.add($FieldName, ([Type]“Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldType”)::Text, $false)}

    }

      $field = $web.fields.getfield($FieldName)

      $fieldLink = new-object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldLink($field)

      #Add new fields/Site Columns to corresponding content type

      $contentType.fieldlinks.add($fieldLink)

      #Update content type with new fields..

      $contentType.Update()

}

$site = get-spsite $url

$web = $site.openweb()

$ctypeName = “Records Management” #Content Type Name

$ctypeParent = $web.availablecontenttypes["Document"]

$contentType = new-object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPContentType($ctypeParent, $web.contenttypes, $ctypeName)

$contentType.Group = “Client Content Type” # Content Type Group Name

$contentType.Description = “Used to capture metadata for client documents.”

#Add new content type to corresponding web.

$web.contenttypes.add($contentType)

#Set-CustomField "myField" "Text" $web $contentType $null

$choices = New-Object System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection

$choices.Add("Agreements")

$choices.Add("Business Operations")

$choices.Add("Compensation")

$choices.Add("Complaints")

$choices.Add("Compliance")

$choices.Add("Corporate Governance")

$choices.Add("Customer Service")

$choices.Add("Financial")

$choices.Add("Personnel")

$choices.Add("Product Development")

$choices.Add("Sales Materials")

$choices.Add("Training")

Set-CustomField "Record Category" "Choice" $web $contentType $choices #Creating Site column with choice field type...

$choices=$null

$choices = New-Object System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection

$choices.Add("A - 2 years")

$choices.Add("B - 3 years")

$choices.Add("C - 4 years")

$choices.Add("D - 5 years")

$choices.Add("E - 6 years")

$choices.Add("F - 8 years")

$choices.Add("G - 10 years")

$choices.Add("H - 20 years")

$choices.Add("I - Permanent")

Set-CustomField "Retention Category" "Choice" $web $contentType $choices #Creating Site column with choice field type...

$choices=$null

$choices = New-Object System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection

$choices.Add("Physical")

$choices.Add("Electronic")

Set-CustomField "Secondary Medium" "Choice" $web $contentType $choices

$choices=$null

Set-CustomField "Secondary Location" "Text" $web $contentType $null #Creating Site column with Text field type...

Write-Host "Process Completed...!!!" -ForegroundColor Yellow

#Dispose objects

$web.Dispose()

$site.Dispose()

Script Execution Steps:-
1) Enter Site Url where content type has to get created.

Note: In above script only custom columns of type Text and Choice has been created.